OBJECTIVES To measure the concentrations of vancomycin in the vitreous of patients with postoperative endophthalmitis after administration of 1 g of vancomycin hydrochloride intravenously and injection of 1 mg of vancomycin hydrochloride into the vitreous, and to determine whether these concentrations are adequate for treatment of gram-positive infections. METHODS Patients with acute postoper...

Dear Editor, Rupture of the posterior capsule and prolapse of the vit-reous body are relatively common complications of cataract surgery. When posterior capsule rupture (PCR) occurs, the vitreous body prolapsed into anterior chamber should be removed completely. However, the surgical procedure to remove the vitreous body is difficult and troublesome because the vitreous structure is transparent...

PURPOSE To report a case of acute visual loss after endoscopic spinal surgery. METHODS A patient was immediately referred to our department after epidural endoscopy with severe bilateral visual impairment and underwent complete ophthalmologic examination. RESULTS Visual acuity was decreased in both eyes. Fundus examination revealed the presence of retinal and vitreous hemorrhages bilaterall...

This article reports a case of possible involvement of membrane tissue on the optic disc with macular schisis formation associated with glaucomatous optic disc without optic disc pits. A 78-year-old man presented with loss of central visual acuity of the left eye. He had a medical history of primary open-angle glaucoma. Visual acuity was 0.6 in his left eye, and funduscopy revealed macular schi...

Stickler syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder with characteristic ophthalmological and orofacial features, deafness, and arthritis. Abnormalities of vitreous gel architecture are a pathognomonic feature, usually associated with high myopia which is congenital and non-progressive. There is a substantial risk of retinal detachment. Less common ophthalmological features include paravascular ...

AIMS To ascertain whether measurement of the vitreous fluid levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or angiotensin II (Ang II) could predict the outcome of vitreous surgery in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). METHODS A prospective observational case study was performed in 61 consecutive patients (61 eyes) with PDR who underwent vitreoretinal surgery. Vitreou...

OBJECTIVE Diabetic retinopathy is associated with progressive retinal capillary activation and proliferation, leading to vision impairment and blindness. Microparticles are submicron membrane vesicles with biological activities, released following cell activation or apoptosis. We tested the hypothesis that proangiogenic microparticles accumulate in vitreous fluid in diabetic retinopathy. RESE...

Background: Many studies have been done in order to interpret correctly the results of ethanol analysis and its related problems. Unfortunately, it was not easy to determine BAC rate, due to postmortem different conditions or personal and clinical differences in metabolism and excretion of ethanol. The time between death and autopsy, the environmental conditions (temperature and humidity) are i...

Retinal arterial macroaneurysms are acquired, focal dilation of a retinal artery. Patients with can present an acute or gradual loss vision as result vitreous hemorrhage, preretinal hemorrhage macular edema. An 81 year old female, known hypertensive since 12 years under regular follow-up visits, presented to us secondary ruptured artery macroaneurysm in the right eye. She was managed indirect a...

PURPOSE To report the clinical findings and management of a case of two consecutive intraocular lenses (IOLs) dislocated into the vitreous cavity after complicated cataract surgery. METHODS Review of clinical findings and treatment. RESULTS A 69-year-old man sought treatment for posterior chamber IOL dislocation. The patient reported a significant loss of visual acuity in the right eye for ...